August 30, 1797 - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Author - Born
The author of Frankenstein, thought to be the first science fiction novel. She's a very important role model me and I suspect to many other goths and horror literature aficionados.
Today is also celebrated as National Frankenstein Day.
RELATED LINKS:
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley at Online-Literature.com
The Mary Shelley Festival, from back in 2010
Mary Shelley at Poetry Foundation
Mary Shelley at Romantic Circles
Mary Shelley Quotes, at Brainyquote
Women and Empire: Mary Shelley
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